{"id":"CVE-2018-16042","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-16042","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:56:42.269Z","title":"Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2019.008.20080 and earlier, 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2017.011.30106 and earlier version, 2017.011.30105 and earlier version, 2015.006.30457 and earlier, and 2015.006.30456 and earlier have…","description":"Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2019.008.20080 and earlier, 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2017.011.30106 and earlier version, 2017.011.30105 and earlier version, 2015.006.30457 and earlier, and 2015.006.30456 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.","published":"2019-01-18T17:29:31.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:43:35.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-347"],"affected":["adobe/acrobat dc","adobe/acrobat reader dc","adobe/reader","iskysoft/pdf editor 6","iskysoft/pdfelement6"],"epss":{"score":0.8243,"percentile":0.99661,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 82.4%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106159","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-41.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/evaluation_2018.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/signature.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://www.pdfa.org/recently-identified-pdf-digital-signature-vulnerabilities/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106159","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-41.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/evaluation_2018.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://pdf-insecurity.org/signature/signature.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.pdfa.org/recently-identified-pdf-digital-signature-vulnerabilities/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16042","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}